Oldhams leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Oldhams typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oldhams, ~38% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oldhams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oldhams leans more Democratic than 107 of 112 neighbors.
Politically, Oldhams sits close to the rest of Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oldhams. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Oldhams leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Oldhams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in Oldhams have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 21%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oldhams, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oldhams looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oldhams is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 57%, below 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lyells, VA R+10
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- Hyacinth, VA R+7
- Warsaw, VA R+29
- Hague, VA D+8
- Kinsale, VA D+9
- Tucker Hill, VA D+8
- Callao, VA R+17
- Kennard, VA R+29
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- New Philadelphia, IN R+64
- Stone Arabia, NY R+43
- Gretna, PA R+43
- Burbank, OK R+70
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- Hassell, NC D+11
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.